After a chemical disclosure bill was shot down last year, critics of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in California are attempting to rekindle a fire in Sacramento to heat up both regulators and legislators, according to a report in Thursday’s Los Angeles Times. Focused on ways to create jobs, Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration has shied away from the issue, fearing it could stymie growth in the energy sector.
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Idaho Proposes New Oil, Gas Rules
A state lower house committee in the Idaho legislature last Tuesday approved a new set of rules for the oil/gas industry. The House Resources and Conservation Committee voted 16-1 in favor of the new rules that were hammered out with the industry and other stakeholders.
January 23, 2012
New Brunswick Enacts Tougher Rules, Won’t Ban Fracking
New Brunswick officials said Thursday that while the province was enacting tougher natural gas regulations in the emerging Frederick Brook Shale, it would not implement a ban on hydraulic fracturing (fracking).
June 24, 2011
Pennsylvania DEP to Operators: Stop Delivering Wastewater by May 19
At the direction of Republican Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett, acting Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Mike Krancer on Tuesday called on all drilling operators to stop delivering wastewater from Marcellus Shale gas extraction by May 19 to 15 facilities currently accepting it, citing newly revised total dissolved solids (TDS) regulations.
April 20, 2011
Shale Companies Learning How to ‘Get It Right’
When people talk about “getting it right” in shale development, they usually mean protecting the environment, and on Tuesday an audience in Pittsburgh heard various ways that the natural gas industry can get it right in the Marcellus Shale.
March 30, 2011
New Pennsylvania DEP Team, First Energy Executive Tapped
Three experienced state energy officials were selected by Pennsylvania Gov.-elect Tom Corbett on Tuesday to helm the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and another was tapped as the state’s first Energy Executive.
January 13, 2011
Talks Begin in Bid for Quicksilver
Fort Worth, TX-based Quicksilver Resources Inc. has entered into a confidentiality agreement with a group of investors that includes Quicksilver CEO Glenn Darden, Chairman Thomas Darden and the Darden family-controlled Quicksilver Energy LP. The group may seek to take Quicksilver private.
October 26, 2010
Sage Grouse Gains More Protections in Wyoming
Wyoming officials last week recommended protecting more state land for sage grouse habitat, a bird that they said is vital to maintaining a “vibrant” economy for the state.
July 5, 2010
Anadarko: No Pause in Drilling Plans
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. is assisting in the industry-wide effort to contain the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM), with an eye on protecting the company and its shareholders, CEO Jim Hackett said last week.
May 10, 2010
Anadarko: Drilling Plans Remain on Track
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. is assisting in the industry-wide effort to contain the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM), all with an eye on protecting the company and its shareholders, CEO Jim Hackett said Tuesday.
May 5, 2010
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